Coral Gables Area
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Originally Posted by ta12sec
Im thinkin of moving to the coral gables area. Whats it like do you like it there. hows the cost opf living, housing ect.
Residential area of the Gables was planned inthe 1920's by Merrick- he chose the Mediterranean look and used lots of local coral rock in his original houses- lots of old oak trees, lots of tropical foliage and lot of quaint small streets. Venetian pool, a natural spring, was a rock quarry. Great golf, Biltmore hotel (circa 1920's is a great historical gem and has a kick-*** resort). Sobe is only a 15 minute drive, downtown is a 10 minute drive, Key Biscayne is a 15 min. drive, Coconut Grove is a 5 minute drive.
If you got money, live there. It's centrally located and it's on high ground (in Miami, that's the original coral rock ridges (about 10' above sea level as opposed to 3' to 5' in other infill suburban areas).
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Originally Posted by ta12sec
whats a decent house in a decent area go for on average propery taxes ect im looking at a job in gables can live in the lcoal area
A 3/2 should be in the 450K-650K+ range.
A 4/3 in the 600K-800K range.
Anything larger is in the 1M range.
Lots in the Gables are generally small- the more affordable houses are pretty crammed together. Not much sprawl.
Condos are in the 375K+ range.
If you want more house for your money, you've got to look out west in the newer developments near the Everglades, North, near Broward, or South in the Kendall area or in some of the working class neigborhoods (I say this, having lived in many a working class neighborhood myself, but good fortune has come upon my family recently thru hard work and study, so therefore I can afford to live in an upscale area now). I grew up in Hialeah, bulk of my family still lives there, it's a great place to live if you're Cuban, but not everyone's cup-o-tea if you catch my drift.
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lmmfao im gonna have to live in a damn box
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what areas should I avoid if i was looking for something more resonable....... Is anything in dade county within comuting distance?
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decent and afforadable. But I have a job offer id be retarted to pass up in coral gables. Not to mention I can do with out weeks with a high of 7 degrees and a few feet of snow 6 months of the year.
SOUTH BEACH IS SICK BUT ITS GONNA COST YOU **** LOADS TO LIVE THERE AND YOUR GONNA LIVE AN A MATCHBOX if i was gonna live down there id stay at least 30 min away just to get a better deal on a house coral gables is like 10 min form south beach its nothing special but can be pricey just beacouse its close to south beach...
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I hope you are able to speak spanish. I go down there on occassion and if you do not speak any spanish at all it will make life a little more interesting. A home with a garage expect at a min 500k and it will be about 900 sq ft. My parrents just bought a condo in miramar that has a one car garage for 330k with 1200 sqft. The sunshine tax is way high to live in Miami on one income. For the coral gables area I hop that job pays 6 figures because you are going to need it.